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UNITED i STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE C. GILLEM, OF MADISON, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAML. RAMEY, OF SAME PLACE.

BARREL- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,376, datedJanuary 10, 1888.

Application tiled October 31, 1887. Serial No. 253,902.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it'known thatl,`EUGENE C. GILLEM, of Madison, in the county ofMadison and State of Nebraska, have invented a certain new andusefulImprovementinBarrel-Holders,of which the following is a full,clear, and exact descripf tion, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings,formi ng par'tofthis speciticatiomand in which-- Figure I is aperspective View, and Fig. II is aside view,rof my holder, showing it atthe end of a counter. f

My invention relates to a device for holding barrels, and which isintended more partielllarly for use in grocery-stores; and my inventionconsists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointedoutin the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents an upright rock`shaft or rod; 2,an upper bearingplate, and 4 a lower bearing-plate supporting the shaft.On the lower end ofthe upright rod is a fork, 9, having lugs 7 and 8 andpoints 10.

11 is a slide on the rod, which is provided with hooks 12. y 13 is aslide also on the rod, which is prefp erably provided with forks 14.

Thebearing-plates 2 and 4 are respectively secured to the ioorand theunder side of the counter by screws or any suitable means. The lugs 7and 8 and the points 10 on the fork 9 hold the barrel at the bottom fromshifting from its right position while itis supported by the fork. Thetop of the barrel is held in place by the hooks -12 on the slide 11.

The slide 13 is secured to the lid of the barrel by means of screws orotherwise.

The operation of my device is as follows: The device being firstsecuredunder the counter, as described, the barrel is placed on the fork 9Vwith the chine resting between the lugs 7 and 8, and the bottom of thebarrel resting on the points 10. The hooks 12 on the slide 11 are thenplaced over the upper chine of the barrel, thereby holding the barrelsecurely in po.

myself to these materials, as they may be made Y' of any suitablematerial.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, in a barrel-holder, of therock-shaft or rod, a fork on the lower end of the shaft, and lugs 7 and8 and points on the fork, between which lugs ts the chine of the barrel,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a'barrel-holder, of the rock-shaft or rod, slide11, having hooks 12, slide 13,.to which the lid is secured, and fork 9,having lugs and points, substantially as and for the' purpose set forth.

3. In a barrelvholder, the combination ofthe rock-shaft or rod 1, havinga fork, 9, formed at its lower end, provided with points 10lugs 7 and 8,formed on such fork, slide 11, having hooks 12,and slide 13, having arms14,whereby said slide may be secured to the lid of the barrel,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.v

EUGENE C. GILLEM. In presence of GEO. R. WYCOFF, C. C. WYATT.

